All shareholder voting articles
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NewsNGOs urge asset owners to stop managers backing fossil fuel expansion
Large asset managers seen maintaining support for fossil fuel expansion via their bond investments and shareholder voting
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NewsSEC commissioner says investors following proxy advice could be collaborating
Mark Uyeda has suggested that following the same voting recommendation could put shareholders in 13D category for activists
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NewsIA drops shareholder dissent register on government instruction
Change is a sign of government being open to pro-deregulation lobbying, says corporate governance specialist
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NewsSchroders sounds alarm over Exxon’s new shareholder voting system
Exxon’s auto-voting system ‘risks consolidating board power and undermining shareholder oversight’, says Schroders
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NewsShareholder-rights resolutions surge in 2025 proxy season
PRI’s 2025 proxy season analysis reveals how investors are adapting to fast moving regulatory and political environments.
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AnalysisThe state of shareholder rights in US and the EU
While US regulators and state legislatures chip away at shareholder rights, the EU takes a more measured – if sluggish – approach to reform, Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports in the second of a four-part series on stewardship and shareholder rights
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NewsESG proposals shape companies’ subsequent environmental, governance performance
Influence, which isn’t present for social issues, is apparent even when resolutions aren’t successful
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NewsShell must enhance liquefied natural gas disclosures, says Brunel
AGM vote sends strong message from shareholders as Shell doubles down on growing LNG production, says ShareAction
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NewsAkademikerPension, Brunel among investors calling for banks to step up on climate transition
More than 30 investors, including AkademikerPension, P+, Folksam and Brunel Pension Partnership have signed a statement to be read at Barclays’ AGM today
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NewsQuarter of shareholders vote down BP’s chair amid strategy row
Opposition could be driven by almost opposing concerns regarding the company’s oil and gas production strategy
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NewsShareholder campaign on greening oil and gas suspended for a year
Follow This founder Mark van Baal says an increase in support is necessary for resolutions to be effective
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AnalysisDanish pension funds keep board diversity as corporate governance priority
Pension funds gear up for 2025 voting season amid pressure on shareholder rights in US
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NewsDelaware moves forward on changes to shareholder rights
AP7 CEO says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about the proposals
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AnalysisAGM 2025 predictions: DEI battles amid a stewardship ‘recession’
PRI, ShareAction, Morningstar and climate experts share their AGM 2025 predictions and what it means for the future of shareholder engagement
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NewsAsset managers are blocking ESG progress, ShareAction says
ShareAction revealed 2024 to be the worst proxy-voting season for ESG-related issues in six years
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AnalysisBlackRock funds’ voting blunder exposes flaws in stewardship and fund design
Vague stewardship reporting rules and poor design of pooled funds meant BlackRock’s clients did not exercise their influence
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NewsFrench pension funds lead project to assess value of shareholder engagement
FRR and ERAFP are part of a new taskforce that will establish best practices for shareholders and lenders
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NewsERAFP links share buyback approval to Paris alignment impact
French pension fund approves changes to voting guidelines following in-depth review
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NewsBlackRock equity funds didn’t vote on US companies for almost 10 years
BlackRock ‘immediately notified affected clients, apologised and rectified the issue’, the firm said
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NewsRailpen strengthens engagement and voting commitments for 2025
Railpen has strengthened voting policy on issues such as shareholder protection and audit quality for 2025 AGM season
